100 fastest growing counties (in the U.S.)

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100 fastest growing counties

Population Estimates for the 100 Fastest Growing U.S. Counties with 10,000 or more Population in 2004: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004
Geographic Area	Population estimates		Change, 2000 to 2004
	July 1, 2004	April 1, 2000 estimates base	Number	Percent
Loudoun County, VA	239,156	169,599	69,557	41.0
Flagler County, FL	69,005	49,832	19,173	38.5
Douglas County, CO	237,963	175,766	62,197	35.4
Rockwall County, TX	58,260	43,083	15,177	35.2
Forsyth County, GA	131,865	98,407	33,458	34.0
Henry County, GA	159,506	119,404	40,102	33.6
Kendall County, IL	72,548	54,544	18,004	33.0
Newton County, GA	81,524	62,001	19,523	31.5
Lincoln County, SD	31,437	24,147	7,290	30.2
Paulding County, GA	105,936	81,647	24,289	29.7
Delaware County, OH	142,503	109,989	32,514	29.6
Scott County, MN	114,794	89,498	25,296	28.3
Collin County, TX	627,938	491,774	136,164	27.7
Osceola County, FL	219,544	172,493	47,051	27.3
Williamson County, TX	317,938	249,967	67,971	27.2
Hamilton County, IN	231,760	182,740	49,020	26.8
Spencer County, KY	14,822	11,766	3,056	26.0
Lyon County, NV	43,230	34,501	8,729	25.3
Fort Bend County, TX	442,620	354,452	88,168	24.9
Stafford County, VA	114,781	92,446	22,335	24.2
Union County, NC	153,652	123,772	29,880	24.1
Lake County, FL	260,788	210,527	50,261	23.9
St. Johns County, FL	152,473	123,135	29,338	23.8
Spotsylvania County, VA	111,850	90,395	21,455	23.7
Placer County, CA	307,004	248,399	58,605	23.6
Montgomery County, TX	362,382	293,768	68,614	23.4
Cherokee County, GA	174,680	141,903	32,777	23.1
Denton County, TX	530,597	432,976	97,621	22.5
Hays County, TX	119,359	97,589	21,770	22.3
Sherburne County, MN	78,762	64,415	14,347	22.3
Barrow County, GA	56,418	46,144	10,274	22.3
Will County, IL	613,849	502,266	111,583	22.2
Tooele County, UT	49,688	40,735	8,953	22.0
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK	72,278	59,322	12,956	21.8
DeSoto County, MS	130,587	107,199	23,388	21.8
Dallas County, IA	49,591	40,750	8,841	21.7
Washington County, UT	109,924	90,354	19,570	21.7
Currituck County, NC	22,067	18,190	3,877	21.3
Weld County, CO	219,257	180,834	38,423	21.2
Riverside County, CA	1,871,950	1,545,387	326,563	21.1
Rains County, TX	11,066	9,139	1,927	21.1
Pickens County, GA	27,771	22,983	4,788	20.8
Lee County, GA	29,913	24,757	5,156	20.8
Franklin County, WA	59,472	49,347	10,125	20.5
Suffolk city, VA	76,586	63,677	12,909	20.3
Canyon County, ID	158,038	131,441	26,597	20.2
Clark County, NV	1,650,671	1,375,738	274,933	20.0
Prince William County, VA	336,586	280,813	55,773	19.9
Kaufman County, TX	85,377	71,310	14,067	19.7
Warren County, OH	189,276	158,486	30,790	19.4
Walton County, FL	48,477	40,601	7,876	19.4
Pinal County, AZ	214,359	179,727	34,632	19.3
Wasatch County, UT	18,139	15,215	2,924	19.2
Dawson County, GA	19,064	15,999	3,065	19.2
Jackson County, GA	49,540	41,589	7,951	19.1
Gwinnett County, GA	700,794	588,448	112,346	19.1
Effingham County, GA	44,661	37,535	7,126	19.0
Wakulla County, FL	27,179	22,863	4,316	18.9
Bastrop County, TX	68,608	57,733	10,875	18.8
Wright County, MN	106,889	89,993	16,896	18.8
Hendricks County, IN	123,476	104,093	19,383	18.6
Walton County, GA	71,941	60,687	11,254	18.5
Christian County, MO	64,273	54,285	9,988	18.4
White County, GA	23,595	19,944	3,651	18.3
Pasco County, FL	407,799	344,768	63,031	18.3
Coweta County, GA	105,376	89,215	16,161	18.1
Collier County, FL	296,678	251,377	45,301	18.0
Burnet County, TX	40,286	34,147	6,139	18.0
Fluvanna County, VA	23,644	20,047	3,597	17.9
Boone County, KY	101,354	85,991	15,363	17.9
Berkeley County, WV	89,362	75,905	13,457	17.7
St. Croix County, WI	74,339	63,155	11,184	17.7
St. Lucie County, FL	226,816	192,695	34,121	17.7
Comal County, TX	91,806	78,021	13,785	17.7
Lincoln County, MO	45,816	38,944	6,872	17.6
Chisago County, MN	48,349	41,101	7,248	17.6
Bryan County, GA	27,535	23,417	4,118	17.6
Santa Rosa County, FL	138,276	117,743	20,533	17.4
Archuleta County, CO	11,615	9,898	1,717	17.3
Culpeper County, VA	40,192	34,262	5,930	17.3
Benton County, AR	179,756	153,406	26,350	17.2
Carver County, MN	82,122	70,205	11,917	17.0
Kane County, IL	472,482	404,119	68,363	16.9
Pike County, PA	54,117	46,302	7,815	16.9
Isanti County, MN	36,546	31,287	5,259	16.8
Fayette County, TN	33,624	28,796	4,828	16.8
Clay County, FL	164,394	140,814	23,580	16.7
Hoke County, NC	39,262	33,646	5,616	16.7
Lee County, FL	514,295	440,888	73,407	16.6
Lampasas County, TX	20,718	17,762	2,956	16.6
Deschutes County, OR	134,479	115,367	19,112	16.6
Carroll County, GA	101,577	87,268	14,309	16.4
Douglas County, GA	107,217	92,222	14,995	16.3
Johnston County, NC	141,640	121,900	19,740	16.2
Mohave County, AZ	179,981	155,032	24,949	16.1
Boone County, IL	48,490	41,786	6,704	16.0
Williamson County, TN	146,935	126,638	20,297	16.0
Nye County, NV	37,714	32,512	5,202	16.0
Calvert County, MD	86,474	74,563	11,911	16.0
Park County, CO	16,833	14,523	2,310	15.9
Note: The April 1, 2000 Population Estimates base reflects changes to the Census 2000 population from the Count Question Resolution program and geographic program revisions.

[Huck]

Once I get into Sussex county the drive is pleasurable. It's the part in Morris county--routes 80 and 202--that provide the pain, and I'd be stuck with that no matter what. So the way I figure, I got the half hour I'm stuck with and the half hour I don't mind. I have a serious scenic route back up to Wantage from Sparta Twp. It's a great ride.

[Jaysun]

Unless you can live on cactus and mesquite you gotta move away from the border to survive. There are no lawns to mow or dishes to wash down there.

Then I guess it goes without saying that there isn't any lettuce to be picked or very many hotel rooms that need to be cleaned either. I used to live in central Texas - only made it down to the border a few times.

[RightWhale]

It is suburbs. Anchorage is packed.

[Hildy]

We're moving to Mojave County, AZ in a few months!!!!

[Hildy]

Oops..MOHAVE COUNTY. I guess if I'm going to live there, I'd better know how to spell it!!!!

[Steve Van Doorn]

It would be interesting to know the demographics of the people moving in to those locations. We know most are Republicans right now but who are moving in?

[FreedomCalls]

That's a real good question and worth of further study. I was surprised when I went looking for the election results and started plugging them into the chart. I thought it would be about 2/3 for Bush and 1/3 for Kerry -- I had no idea that it would be so extremely lopsided.

[Museum Twenty]

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[WHATNEXT?]

I haven't seen the impact of people retiring and looking for warmer and cheaper living conditions mentioned. Lots of people want to leave the snow of winter in the NE. The majority of the grow is in the southern states...warmer and cheaper. Aren't Texas and Florida two states that have tax advantages?

Some larger percentage of the county growths may not be job decisions. Just a thought.

[macbee]

Every single one of those Virginia counties except for Fluvanna are getting the expansion from the Washington metropolitan area.

That's a lot of what drives the growth in Riverside County, CA. It's the only affordable housing within driving distance (if you call a two-hour commute "driving distance") of either LA or San Diego. Lots of service workers and public safety personnel buy houses out there 'cause they can't afford to live closer to their jobs.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

In terms of actual numbers (not percentages), Maricopa county (with over 100,000 new residents in 2004) is the fastest growing county in the U.S. It also has the most overheated housing market in the U.S.